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Changwen MI
Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics
Contact Info:
Office Hours:
by appointment
Class Schedule
Text:
Not required.
References:
Course Webpage:
http://em2.yolasite.com
C. Grading Policy
Present work in a comprehensive, neat, and orderly
fashion to receive full credit.
Work must be turned in by the due date unless prior
arrangements are made.
The assignments are weighted as follows:
Assignment category
Homework
Final exam
Course total
Percentage
50%
50%
100%
Mass Points
Rigid Bodies
Deformable Solids
2. Beam
3. Curved Beam (arch)
4. Plane Frame
5. Truss
6. Suspended-cable structure
Concept of Loads:
force: action of one body on another;
characterized by its point of application,
magnitude, line of action, and sense.
MO r F
Scalar moment MOL about an axis OL is
the projection of the moment vector MO
onto the axis,
M OL M O r F
Classification of Loads:
Criteria
Classification
Exerting Objects
Active/restraint Loads
Concentrated/Distributed Loads
Volume/Surface/Line Loads
Acting Period
Instantaneous(Live)/Constant Loads
Static/Dynamic Loads
Characteristics
Restraints:
Fixed support
MR
FRy
FRx
Hinged or pinned support
FRy
FRx
Roller support
FRy